Death rate from cancer in Lesotho
Lesotho: Death rate from cancer was 56.37 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
56.37
Change on year
down 21.3%
World rank
136th
of 194 countries
All-time high
84.26
in 2015
All-time low
56.37
in 2021
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Death rate from cancer in Lesotho, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 56.37 for death rate from cancer in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is down 21.3% on the previous year and down 27.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, death rate from cancer in Lesotho peaked at 84.26 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 56.37, in 2021.
That places Lesotho 136th out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Death rate from cancer in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 58.36 | — |
| 2001 | 58.37 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 62.23 | +6.6% |
| 2003 | 70.8 | +13.8% |
| 2004 | 73.97 | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 79.3 | +7.2% |
| 2006 | 77.6 | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 76.53 | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 76.76 | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 76.4 | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 77.22 | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 77.9 | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 79.88 | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 81.56 | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 83.29 | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 84.26 | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 83.64 | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 82.88 | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 82.99 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 83.78 | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 71.63 | -14.5% |
| 2021 | 56.37 | -21.3% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 56.37 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 54.22, 1.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 56.37 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 47.02, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 71.03 | 58.36 | 79.3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.74 | 77.22 | 84.26 | 10 |
| 2020s | 64 | 56.37 | 71.63 | 2 |
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- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0548 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is death rate from cancer in Lesotho?
- Death rate from cancer in Lesotho was 56.37 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest death rate from cancer recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 84.26 in 2015.
- What is the lowest death rate from cancer recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.37 in 2021.
- How does Lesotho rank for death rate from cancer?
- Lesotho ranks 136th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is death rate from cancer rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Death rate from cancer. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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